Dispatches from the world of design

CELESTIAL SPHERES

CELESTIAL SPHERES

Swedish designer Johan Lindstén's Meltdown lamp for Cappellini is designed to look as though the bulb is about to melt through the handblown glass ball. The 10.5 dia. spheres come in amber, rose, gray, light blue, tobacco, and amethyst. An eight-ball cluster, shown, costs $4,230; a four-ball cluster, three-ball strip, and single ball are also available. Cord lengths are made to order. 212-966-0669; cappellini.it

COLOR REVIVAL

COLOR REVIVAL

Once famous for its avant-garde porcelain designs, the Site Corot factory in Limoges, France, has lain dormant for a decade. Now relaunched under a new creative team, it's producing fresh patterns as well as reissuing such classics as Florida, shown, from 1986. A 10.5 dia. dinner plate costs $88, an 8 dia. dessert plate is $75, and a cup-and-saucer set is $125. 212-826-8900; barneys.com